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New Designs for School

The LEAP Learning Framework: Personalizing Learning in the Classroom

The new framework from LEAP Innovations offers a common understanding of and concrete strategies to create personalized learning for students.
New Designs for School

Launching New Schools: Lessons from The Lean Startup

​​Since NGLC’s recent investments (Waves IIIa​, IV​) have been about starting new Breakthrough Schools​, I decided it was time to pick-up The Lean Startup by Eric Ries​. ​
Technology Tools

Learning from K-12 Innovators Who Gathered in New York and Chicago

Highlights from two key K-12 digital education conferences: Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools Spring Meeting and the Digital Media & Learning Conference.
New Designs for School

Lessons for Launching a Breakthrough Model School

​Four leaders of NGLC-funded breakthrough schools share lessons learned from their first year launch.​
Technology Tools

Lessons Learned: Engaging Students Deeply as Project Partners

​Undergraduate students serving as collaborators are vital project partners for Wake Forest’s BioBook, a low cost open-source integrated teaching and learning environment.
Technology Tools

Lessons from a Year of EdTech Innovation

The team behind Gooru, a free search for learning, share lessons learned after their NGLC implementation.
Building Community

Local Incubators Help Educators Dream up Solutions to the K-12 Design Problem

13 innovative school models in DC and Chicago were selected for NGLC planning grants and join 8 grant recipients selected in a national competition.
Enabling Change

Marketing Non-Traditional Programs in K-12 and Higher Ed

Scanning the K-20 education landscape, we offer insights on marketing non-traditional programs.​
Professional Learning

Mastery Design Collaborative supports school redesign in Oakland

​Mastery Design Collaborative shares lessons learned from supporting school redesign in Oakland and across the nation.
Reimagining Assessment

Mastery/Competency-Based Feedback Boosting Student Engagement

Formative assessment is generally regarded as a best practice and effective at boosting student achievement because of its use in guiding instruction.